Constantine Lekapenos — Co emperor of the Byzantine Empire Miliaresion from 931–944, showing Romanos I s bust on a cross on the obverse and listing the … Wikipedia
Christopher Lekapenos — Co emperor of the Byzantine Empire Gold solidus of Romanos I with Christopher Reign … Wikipedia
Basil Lekapenos — (died c. 985) was the chief administator of the Byzantine Empire from 945 until 985.An illegitimate son of the emperor Romanos I Lekapenos, he was castrated when young. In about 945, around the time his father was deposed, Basil was appointed… … Wikipedia
Romanos I Lekapenos — Emperor (q.v.) from 920 944. He was the first of a series of emperors, the last being Basil II (q.v.), who legislated against powerful landed magnates, the dynatoi (q.v.), by making it difficult for them to purchase peasant landholdings. His… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Romanos I — Lekapenos or Romanus I Lecapenus (Greek: Ρωμανός Α΄ Λακαπήνος, Rōmanos I Lakapēnos ; hy. Րոմանոս Ա Ղակապենոս, Romanos Ayp Ghagabenos ) (c. 870 ndash; June 15, 948) was Byzantine Emperor from 920 to his deposition on December 16, 944.… … Wikipedia
Constantine VII — Constantine VII Emperor of the Byzantine Empire Constantine and his mother Zoë. Reign Junior co emperor 908–913 and 920–945, sole … Wikipedia
Domestic of the Schools — The Domestic of the Schools (Greek: δομέστικος τῶν σχολῶν, domestikos tōn scholōn) was a senior Byzantine military office, extant from the 8th century until at least the early 14th century. Originally simply the commander of the Scholai, the… … Wikipedia
Theodora, wife of Romanos I — Theodora (d. 20 February, 922) was the wife of Romanos I.EmpressHer origins and background are not known. She became the mother in law to Constantine VII in May or June, 919 with the marriage of the young Emperor to her daughter Helena Lekapene.… … Wikipedia
Helena Lekapene — (Latinized to Lecapena, c. 910 19 September 961) was the Empress consort of Constantine VII. She was a daughter of Romanos I and his wife Theodora.BackgroundThe deaths of Emperor Leo VI the Wise in 912 and his brother and successor Alexander in… … Wikipedia
Constantine Gongyles — (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Γογγύλης; ca. 913 – 949fl. ca. 913 – 949) was a Byzantine eunuch and court official who led a failed expedition against the Emirate of Crete in 949. Nothing is known of Constantine s early life, except that he came from… … Wikipedia